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By Torilynn Qualls |Staff Writer|
The passing of Senate Bill 57 can now sentence paroled sex offenders who remove their GPS ankle bracelets to 180 days in county jail.
According to city-data.com, there are 576 registered sex offenders in San Bernardino alone; and roughly 43 elementary schools in the San Bernardino Unified School District.
Meaning, if a paroled sex offender in San Bernardino were to remove his or her ankle bracelet, many children could be at risk.
After serving the 180-day sentence, offenders will again be released on parole and monitored by their bracelet.
Before the passing of this bill, “parolees who violated the terms of their release were housed in overcrowded … [Read more...] about New law creates shorter sentence for ankle bracelet violators